Principal Software Architect

Duck Creek Payments; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Duck Creek product familiarity

Job summary

Duck Creek Payments is seeking an accomplished Domain Architect to lead architectural vision across major functional areas. You will drive cloud-native designs using microservices, containers (Docker), and Kubernetes, while guiding AI/ML integration and secure DevSecOps practices.

The role requires extensive experience in OO design, enterprise architectures, and cloud platforms, with strong collaboration across product, security, and infrastructure teams. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field required.
• 20+ years software development experience; 15+ years product experience; 12+ years domain experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of OO design, enterprise architecture patterns, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Architectural leadership: own the architectural vision and roadmap for major domains.
• Design secure, scalable cloud-native systems on AWS/Azure/GCP with IAM, VPC, KMS, and zero-trust concepts.
• Lead AI/ML integration including tools like ChatGPT, LangChain, and model deployment.
• Mentor architects and engineers; collaborate with product, security, and infra teams; participate in pre-sales.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Duck Creek

Job description

Job Functions & Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership
  • Acts as a Domain Architect for a major functional area, owning the architectural vision and roadmap.
  • Defines and evolves cloud‑native architectures using microservices, containers (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
  • Leads the integration of AI/ML capabilities into products, including:
    • Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot, and LangChain.
    • Model deployment using ONNX, Hugging Face, or custom APIs.
    • Vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate) for semantic search and retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG).
• Cloud & Security Expertise
  • Designs secure, scalable systems on AWS, Azure, or GCP, leveraging:
    • IAM, VPC, KMS, and Secrets Management.
    • Zero Trust Architecture.
    • Cloud‑native security tools (e.g., AWS GuardDuty, Azure Defender).
    • DevSecOps practices with automated security scanning and compliance checks.
• Monitoring & Observability
  • Implements observability best practices using:
    • Grafana for real‑time dashboards and visualization.
    • Prometheus for metrics collection and alerting.
    • OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing.
    • ELK/EFK stacks for log aggregation and analysis.
  • Ensures systems are resilient, observable, and self‑healing.
• Technical Strategy & Innovation
  • Champions modern tech stacks:
    • Backend: Go, Node.js, Java, .NET Core.
    • Frontend: React, Angular, WebAssembly.
    • Data: Kafka, Spark, Snowflake, MongoDB.
    • AI/ML: TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenAI APIs.
  • Drives DevOps and GitOps practices with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, ArgoCD).
• Mentorship & Collaboration
  • Mentors architects and senior engineers across teams.
  • Collaborates with product, security, and infrastructure teams to align architecture with business and compliance needs.
  • Participates in pre‑sales and customer technical presentations.
• Vendor & Ecosystem Engagement
  • Leads technical engagements with strategic partners like Microsoft, AWS, OpenAI.
  • Evaluates and integrates third‑party platforms and APIs to accelerate innovation.
• Hands‑On Contribution
  • Designs, codes, and configures solutions for high‑impact stories.
  • Performs architectural reviews, threat modeling, and performance tuning.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Behaviors

• Expert knowledge of object‑oriented design and enterprise application architecture patterns.
• Expert in C# and associated frameworks.
• Deep understanding of distributed software patterns and full‑stack technologies.
• Proficient in relational data storage, database design, query optimization, and operational considerations.
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms and software security best practices.
• Skilled in XML technologies including schema design, XPath, and XSLT.
• Familiarity with insurance domain and at least one Duck Creek product.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong communication skills for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently and manage others to deadlines.
• Experienced in unit testing, source code management, estimation, and root cause analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or higher education level, or its foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Information Sciences, and/or related field.
• 20+ years typical software development experience; 15 years minimum required; 12 years minimum product experience; 15+ years preferred.
• 12 years minimum domain experience; 15+ years preferred.

Other Requirements

• Travel: 0 – 25%.
• Work Authorization: Legally authorized to work in the country of the job location.

We strive to be an inclusive and diverse workplace. We provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for recruitment, hiring, training, and rewarding based on individual abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital, military, or other protected status.